 The
King Biscuit Blues Festival.....simply
one of the finest music events to be found anywhere. Take the incredible
line-up of musical talent that fill 5 stages over 3 days, and add the
feel of the Delta that only the setting of the sleepy river town of Helena,
AK. can offer, and you have a glimpse of the King Biscuit experience!
Here's a small sample of 'Da Biscuit 2002', we hope you enjoy our review,
here's Day 1!
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Sterling
Billingsley band |
Sterling Billingsley |
Sonny Boy Meal |
Floyd Taylor |
Floyd Taylor |
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Sterling
Billingsley
opened the day, featuring hot keyboards & saxophone, Kentucky Head
Hunters guitarist Greg Martin sat in. Floyd Taylor, son of Johnnie
taylor, sang "Fantasy Baby" off his new CD. Floyd said he
normally performs R&B, but was told that "this is the Blues
fest, and son, you have to play the blues".
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Floyd Taylor |
Southern Cuisine |
Houston Stackhouse & Robert Jr. Lockwood tribute |
Houston Stackhouse & Robert Jr. Lockwood tribute |
Houston Stackhouse Jr. |
| Greg
Martin
on Robet Lockwood, "He always had the groove, and nobody makes
the guitar talk like that man. Dick Waterman on Robet Lockwood:
"Robert is mean & cantankerous. As long as he's alive, I'll always
be the 2nd meanest & cantankerous". |
A KBBF fan, 4 legged variety |
Sonny Landreth |
Sonny Landreth |
King Biscuit Store |
Luther Kent |
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Sonny
Landreth: "You
know you have trouble when the man brings you mail, and the dog don't
even bark, he just wags his tail".
Jerry Pillow: Recieved the
Key to the City of Baton Rouge, and a proclaimed official 'Jerry Pillow
day' in Baton Rouge, LA for bringing in so much Baton Rouge talent to
the fest.
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Luther Kent band |
Luther Kent band |
Luther Kent & Ruful Neal band |
Raful Neal & family |
Raful Neal & family |
Luther
Kent and the Neal family - Raful and 3 sons doing a little "Scratch
my back" - Slim Harpo
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Day
2 |
